High resolution mapping of fluoroquinolones in TB rabbit lesions reveals specific distribution in immune cell types
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States
- Colorado State University, United States
- Harvard Medical School, United States
- University of California, San Francisco, United States
Abstract
Understanding the distribution patterns of antibiotics at the site of infection is paramount to selecting adequate drug regimens and developing new antibiotics. Tuberculosis (TB) lung lesions are made of various immune cell types, some of which harbor persistent forms of the pathogen, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. By combining high resolution MALDI MSI with histology staining and quantitative image analysis in rabbits with active TB, we have mapped the distribution of a fluoroquinolone at high resolution, and identified the immune-pathological factors driving its heterogeneous penetration within TB lesions, in relation to where bacteria reside. We find that macrophage content, distance from lesion border and extent of necrosis drive the uneven fluoroquinolone penetration. Preferential uptake in macrophages and foamy macrophages, where persistent bacilli reside, compared to other immune cells present in TB granulomas, was recapitulated in vitro using primary human cells. A nonlinear modeling approach was developed to help predict the observed drug behavior in TB lesions. This work constitutes a methodological advance for the co-localization of drugs and infectious agents at high spatial resolution in diseased tissues, which can be applied to other diseases with complex immunopathology.
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All data generated or analysed during this study are included in the manuscript and supporting files. Source data files have been provided for Figures 3, 4 and 5. Model codes are provided for the base model and full model.
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Veronique Anne Dartois
Funding
National Institutes of Health (U01-HL131072)
- Veronique Anne Dartois
National Institutes of Health (R01-AI111967)
- Veronique Anne Dartois
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1174780)
- Veronique Anne Dartois
The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.
Ethics
Animal experimentation: All animal studies were performed in Biosafety Level 3 facilities and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC protocol number 16016) of the New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, under the guidelines and regulations of the National Institutes of Health.
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© 2018, Blanc et al.
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High resolution mapping of fluoroquinolones in TB rabbit lesions reveals specific distribution in immune cell types
eLife 7:e41115.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.41115
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